Well, I mean, so would I, but I guess that the set of people who would go for it is largely male. I'm reminded of when I first got online and kept getting emails that said roughly "Hey, you're a woman who likes science fiction and beer! We have so much in common. I'm a second-year engineering student at Brunel..."
I mean, ads like that are meant to act as filters, aren't they?
Well, exactly. It says "I am geeky, although well socialised and with al iking for some sport and the outdoors. If you like this, you'll like me. If you don't, don't bother."
I don't agree that the set of people who would go for it is largely male. If I didn't have a current boyfriend, I'd totally email him. The unique presentation, and entertaining content are enough to tell me that he might be an interesting person. I think that would be appealing to a lot of girls. After all, when you first meet someone in person, you don't know much else about them.
The "hey, you're a woman... etc" emails only bothered me because of what they revealed about the person sending the email.
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Date: 2004-08-21 02:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-21 02:56 am (UTC)Well, except for the beer bit, in my case.
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Date: 2004-08-21 03:32 am (UTC)Probably, but I don't think that matters. I mean, ads like that are meant to act as filters, aren't they?
To be fair, though, the flow-chart had me laughing out loud, so I may be biased. :)
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Date: 2004-08-21 03:44 am (UTC)Well, exactly. It says "I am geeky, although well socialised and with al iking for some sport and the outdoors. If you like this, you'll like me. If you don't, don't bother."
Perfect, if you ask me.
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Date: 2004-08-21 06:24 am (UTC)The "hey, you're a woman... etc" emails only bothered me because of what they revealed about the person sending the email.
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Date: 2004-08-21 09:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-21 01:53 pm (UTC)